Re: Singularity: AI Morality

From: christophe delriviere (darkmichet@bigfoot.com)
Date: Wed Dec 09 1998 - 18:22:21 MST


Billy Brown wrote:

> Besides, schemes to artificially impose a particular moral system on
> the AI
> rely on mind control, plain and simple. The smarter the AI becomes,
> the
> more likely it is to realize that you are trying to control it. Now,
> is
> mind control wrong in your moral system? How about in the one you
> gave the
> AI? In either case, how is the AI likely to react? This is a recipe
> for
> disaster, no matter how things work out.

A lot are assuming that if a "smarter" AI has a particular moral system,
he will follow it if he believe for a little time it is the moral system
(say 5 micro seconds :) )...

I can't see why, We probably all have some moral system, but we surely
don't always follow it. I'm a strong relativist and I strongly feel that
there is not true objective moral system, but there is of course one
somewhat hardwired in my brain, statistically I follow it almost all the
time, but from time to time I do an act wrong in this moral system and
because I also think it's totally subjective, i'm feeling bad and don't
feel bad about it at the same time. The later wins after mostly in a
little time. I'm sure a greater intelligence will have the ability to be
strongly multiplex in his world views and will be able to deal with
strong contradictions and inconsistencies in his beliefs ;)...

delriviere
christophe



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